Downender (11273) reviewed California Common from Knops 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask-conditioned at the Blue Blazer, Edinburgh 7/06/2011. Deep gold with a slight white head. Light, fruity aroma with a touch of caramel. Flavour had some mandarin and apricot fruit with a hint of spice and lightly bitter finish. Ok.
gunnfryd (22089) reviewed California Common from Knops 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
bottle. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. aroma is malt, butterscotsch, fruit. Flavour is dry, hop, malt, caramel, butterscotsch, fruit. boring beer.
McCash (16153) reviewed Musselburgh Broke from Knops 14 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle. Pours a chestnut colour with some bubbles and a good head which fades slowly but still retains some good lace. The nose has treacle, coffee and chocolate against a background of malt. The taste has some good chocolate notes in the middle within a general malty body. The palate is medium bodied with a nice creamy texture and an elegant finish which gradually fades off. Overall, a lovely rich beer which is also sessionable, so generally balanced.
McCash (16153) reviewed India Pale Ale from Knops 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
33cl bottle. Pours a golden orange colour with not much bubbles but a generous head. The nose has pine and a faint note of grapefruit. The taste has a good sweet malt base and then oranges followed by the bitter pine finish. The palate has a medium body, a good creamy texture and a clean but not too astringent finish. A very well balanced IPA which could lead to several more.
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed California Common from Knops 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled at RBESG 2010 Grand Tasting. An amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of citrus fruits and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and metal. The body is light.
Bullit (6141) reviewed India Pale Ale from Knops 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ The Cumberland Bar, Edinburgh. Light golden coloured, off-white head. Aroma is light hoppy, bit of lemon. Flavour is lihgt malty, lemonade and a bit of citrus. Fairly sweet.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed India Pale Ale from Knops 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Golden amber ... thin creamy white head ... sweet fruity juicy hop... little pine ... little citrus nose ... medium oily body ... light soft fruity toffee malt back bone ... sweet juicy light hop ... little floral ... very nice but not as hoppy as i would have hoped 3.9 bottle at home ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft sweet toffee malt ... citrus hop nose ... little fizzy ... sweet toffee front ... juicy citrus hop ... an odd something as well that icant place... ok but i prefer the cask 3.5cask dry hop ... golden amber ... soft sweet hop nose ... juicy sweet hop front ... light citrus ... light grassyness ... soft malt backbone ... light dry linger 3.5 Cask at playfair jdw... Dark amber... Small tan head.. Soft sweet toffee fruit nose.. Light toffee malts fruits.. Long juicy grapefruit linger.. Juicy floral grapefruit 3.9
Beer5000 (11421) reviewed California Common from Knops 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
330 ml bottle. Fine, dark golden body with a thin white head. Aroma is malt and some hops with a hint of butterscotch. Flavor is sweet malty, some caramel, slightly harsh bitter and more butterscotch. Medium body. Drinkable, but a bit plain, sweet and probably on it’s way downhill regarding the butterscotch flavor.
yngwie (24447) reviewed California Common from Knops 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottle, from trade with Papsoe. A deep golden to amber beer, clear, and topped by a small, white head. The aroma is on the malty side with a distinct toffeeish, almost buttery scent. Quite fruity too, There’s a fruityness too. The flavor is certainly on the buttery side, with the fruityness shining through. Appropriate levels of carbonation and bitterness. Medium body. Lasting finish with a touch of bitterness, but mostly toffee and bread. A drinkable one that is a bit too close to butter. 110406
Harrisoni (26309) reviewed California Common from Knops 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Cask conditioned at St Albans BF 2010. Copper colour, no head. Oddly sweet. No condition. bit of toffee. Vague hop. Dull